TEACHING READING SKILL THROUGH WRITE PAIR SHARE TECHNIQUE AT THE EIGHTH YEAR STUDENTS OF SMPN 9 PALOPO

ABSTRACT
Dewi Sartika, 2014. “TEACHING READING SKILL THROUGH WRITE
PAIR SHARE TECHNIQUE AT THE EIGHTH YEAR STUDENTS
OF SMPN 9 PALOPO”. Thesis English Study Program of Tarbiyah
Department in State College for Islamic Studies (STAIN) Palopo.
Supervised by Jumharia Djamereng and Wisran.
Keyword : Teaching reading skill, Write pair share
This thesis was focused on finding out the best way in teaching reading skill
by using write pair share technique, the problem statement of this thesis : What is the
effective way in teaching reading skill by using write pair share technique at the
eighth year students of SMPN 9 Palopo?
This research used Classroom Action Research (CAR) method. The
procedure of the research used two cycles namely cycle I and cycle II to find out the
students reading ability. Each cycle consisted of four parts namely Planning, Action,
Observation, and Reflection. There were five meetings. Three meetings for cycle I
and two meetings for cycle II. The target of this research were the eighth year
students of SMPN 9 Palopo in 2013/2014 academic year. The sample of this research
was class VIII2 consists of 32 students. In collecting data the researcher used test,
photograph, and observation.
In this research, the effective ways to apply in teaching reading skill through
write pair share technique were made situation of class more effective and effisien to
read the text of reading and answer the questions. First, each students read the text
and answered the questions by writing the answer on the paper. Then, the students
paired with their friend. And then, each pair did sharing about the text and their each
anwers. After that, the researcher and the students discussed about students’ sharing
of the test paper. The result of analysis of the research showed that using write pair
share technique improved the students’ reading skill. The result of this research
revealed that the cycle II was better than the cycle I. It can be shown the mean score
of students test from cycle I to cycle II was increased. The students ability in English
reading was increased after they got reflection. It means that using write pair share
technique was effective in teaching reading at SMPN 9 Palopo.